Happy New 2018/2019 4-H Year – 4HOnline Enrollment Now Open!
Enrollment in 4HOnline is now available for families and members. Please note: The minimum age for certified adult volunteers has been reduced from 19 to 18. A youth who has reached their 18th birthday upon enrolling will have the option to enroll as a youth member or an adult volunteer. They cannot be enrolled as both and must choose. Once a member has elected to enroll as an adult volunteer, they may not revert their enrollment back to that of a member. This change will be reflected in the new policy document that is currently in its final stages. Adult volunteers must be screened, receive 4-H trainings, and undergo background checks.
Please contact the Extension Office if you have any questions. We can be reached at: (509) 447-2401, or email Beverly at beverly.sarles@wsu.edu
Applications available for Enrollment Scholarships
Leader Council will again be offering scholarships to any youth associated with our County’s 4-H clubs who finds paying the 2018-19 4-H $25.00 enrollment fee a hardship. Scholarship application forms will be handed out at the next Leader Council meeting. Plans are also underway to make the form available in other ways. Watch the monthly News and Views newsletter for further information.
Letter for all 4-H Volunteers
Nancy Deringer, our State Program Leader for 4-H Youth Development would like to share a letter with our volunteers. Please access it here: Letter from Nancy Deringer October 2018
Reminder to families who attended State Fair
Any families wishing financial assistance from the Leader Council to help pay for expenses related to attending State Fair, may submit a request, along with receipts, to the Leader Council at their next meeting on Thursday, October 18, at the WSU/Pend Oreille County Extension Office meeting room, 227-A South Garden Avenue, Newport. Please attend this meeting if you wish reimbursement.
Eastside 4-H Teen Rally – Punch your Ticket & Make Healthy Decisions – November 2 – 4
It’s that time of the year again! Teen Rally is around the corner and registration is open now for the Eastside Teen Rally!!! Spokane County and Pend Oreille County are partnering together this year to bring you a Teen Rally about making healthy decisions. This will be a fun filled weekend with activities focusing in on healthy living, health sciences, and health science occupations. All the activities will be on the WSU Campus in Spokane, allowing all participants to experience a taste of “college life.” If you have questions please reach out to Alex Laughery at 509-901-9047 or email: alex.laughery@wsu.edu
Youth/Chaperones ~
Early Registration (before October 10) – $99
Late Registration (after October 10 through October 15) – $115
Register at: https://4hteenrally.brownpapertickets.com
4-H Meet and Greet in Newport
There will be a 4-H “Meet and Greet” at Stratton Elementary School in Newport on Wednesday, November 7th from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in acquiring information or joining a 4-H club in the Newport area should plan to attend. We need teen volunteers to help with activities for the kids and, also, adult volunteers to be available to answer questions about 4-H and their clubs from new parents/leaders. Please plan to attend. Contact Dixie, d.chichester@wsu.edu or Alex, alex.laughery@wsu.edu if you can help.
Attend next Leader Council meeting – October 18
Fundraising by County clubs and Leader Council has resulted in a healthy balance in the Leader Council checking account. Would you like to have a say in how these funds are spent? The Council will also be nominating new officers and voting in November. Please attend or send an adult representative to the next Leader Council meeting on Thursday, October 18 at the WSU/Pend Oreille County Extension Office meeting room, 227-A South Garden Avenue, Newport. Teen youth are always welcome to attend meetings as well. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Wanted: used refrigerators
The refrigerators in the Pop Stand at the Fairgrounds need to be replaced. Please contact the Leader Council through the Extension Office if you know of a reliable refrigerator that you or someone may wish to donate or sell to the Leader Council for a reasonable price. A commercial refrigerator would be preferred, but Leader Council is willing to consider anything.
WSU POC Extension Office: (509) 447-2401
Please log your volunteer hours
Now that the 2017-2018 4-H year is over, please log on to the WSU Volunteer database to log all the hours you have volunteered for 4-H in 2018. Hours must be entered by December 31. Logging your hours is a State requirement and insures you are eligible for all the WSU benefits you receive as WSU Extension Volunteers. As of now, only 14 4-H volunteers have logged hours in the database; that is only 41% of our certified adults. Club leaders, please talk to the adults associated with your club to verify they are logging their volunteer hours.
The link to the website is:
https://volunteers.cahnrs.wsu.edu/logon.aspx
If you have trouble logging in or forgot your username and password, please email or call Dixie at d.chichester@wsu.edu, 509 447-6453.
Interstate Fair
LuLu Lukas participated in the Interstate Fair in Spokane. Thanks for sharing your experience with us, LuLu!
State Fair – Pend Oreille County achievements
Congratulations to Aaron and Logan Simon of the Country Pride 4-H Club!
Aaron and Logan got the reserve champion for costumes. Aaron and Lil’ Tart were Bonnie and Clyde. Logan and Spock were Chewbacca and Han Solo.
The Extension Office would love to hear from other youth who participated at State Fair.